LWC News
Wed, May 7, 2008 - [Men's Tennis]

COLUMBIA, Ky. -- The Lindsey Wilson College men's tennis team is the No. 7 seed in the NAIA National Championships beginning next week in Mobile, Ala.

The Blue Raiders (14-5) earn one of the eight byes in the 24-team tournament played May 12-16 at the Mobile Tennis Center.

Lindsey Wilson faces the winner of Malone (Ohio) College and Savannah College of Arts & Design at 1 p.m. CT on Tuesday, May 13.

The Blue Raiders are in the same quarter of the bracket as No. 2 seed Embry-Riddle (Fla.) University (17-2).

Two-time defending champion Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) is the tournament's top seed. The Senators (22-1) have won seven NAIA national titles in the program's history.

Lindsey Wilson enters the tournament winners of nine in a row, including the program's first-ever NAIA Region XI title.

The Blue Raiders are 3-2 this season against the tournament field. Lindsey Wilson lost to AUM and Union (Ky.) College while beating Berry (Ga.) College, Bethel (Tenn.) College and Shorter (Ga.) College.

The tournament championship match is scheduled for Friday, May 16.
 
Click here for tournament web site.